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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 10, 2024 BRADY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Commission File Number 1-14959
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Wisconsin | | 39-0178960 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6555 West Good Hope Road
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
(414) 358-6600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Nonvoting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | BRC | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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Item 1.01 | ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT |
On October 10, 2024, Brady Corporation (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 3”) with the lenders listed therein and BMO Bank N.A., as administrative agent, which amends that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2019, by and among the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto and BMO Bank N.A., as administrative agent (as amended by a First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2021, and as further amended by a Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 14, 2022, the “Credit Agreement”).
Amendment No. 3 amends the Credit Agreement to, among other things, change the applicable benchmark under the Credit Agreement for borrowings denominated in Canadian Dollars from the CDOR Rate to the adjusted Term CORRA Rate.
The foregoing description of Amendment No. 3 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Amendment No. 3, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 2.03 | CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT |
The information set forth above under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits
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EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
10.1 | |
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104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | BRADY CORPORATION |
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Date: October 11, 2024 | | |
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| | /s/ ANN E. THORNTON |
| | Ann E. Thornton |
| | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer |